Adderstone
Village in Northumberland, England
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Adderstone is a village in the civil parish of Adderstone with Lucker, in Northumberland, England.
| Adderstone | |
|---|---|
Houses by Adderstone Hall | |
  Adderstone Location within Northumberland | |
| OS grid reference | NU138303 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BELFORD |
| Postcode district | NE70 |
| Police | Northumbria |
| Fire | Northumberland |
| Ambulance | North East |
| UK Parliament | |
History
The name "Adderstone" means 'Eadred's farm/settlement'.[1]
Adderstone was formerly a township in the parish of Bamburgh. From the 17th century onwards, the township exercised parish functions under the poor laws. Adderstone therefore became a separate civil parish in 1866 when the legal defintion of 'parish' was changed to be the areas used for administering the poor laws.[2] The parish of Adderstone was abolished on 1 April 1955 to form Adderstone with Lucker.[3] At the 1951 census (the last before the abolition of the civil parish), Adderstone had a population of 185.[4]
Governance
Adderstone is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed.
